TIPE OF ORE

[RIKUS]

Hi guys
This thing is non corrosive,very good conductor of electricity and heat,
non magnetic and very heavy for its size +struggle to break a piece of with a plier.
Please tell me what you think

 

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[tamrock]

Where or how it was found might be a big clue in possibly solving what it might be.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Based on the photo and each of the details in your description (and especially, "very heavy for its size"), my guess is Galena, which is Lead ore. Google it, and see Wikimedia photos of Galena.

 

[A2coins]

Good If I keep reading these Ids I might be able to get a few.....

 

[GoldieLocks]

Fools Gold?

 

[galenrog]

It has similarities to pyrite and to some galena specimens. Hard to tell with just a single image.

Time for more coffee.

 

[civil_war22]

Here’s an old thread on one of the Galena nuggets: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what-s-worth/136285-galena-nugget.html

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Galena and Pyrite can look similar. You said you "

struggle to break a piece off with a plier.​

" I've been told that Pyrite ("Fool's Gold") is brittle and will shatter when struck by a hammer. Doing that test will tell you if your unknown metallic mineral is Pyrite.

 

[Noah_D]

Galena and Pyrite can look similar. You said you "

struggle to break a piece off with a plier.​

" I've been told that Pyrite ("Fool's Gold") is brittle and will shatter when struck by a hammer. Doing that test will tell you if your unknown metallic mineral is Pyrite.

Doesn't Galena shatter too? Most rocks do... that test won't tell you if it is pyrite or not because both Pyrite and Galena will shatter when hit. That only works when one of the two minerals you are trying to differentiate between is malleable (like Gold).